Bartram Trail does Disney in big fashion

Special to The Record

Published Saturday, October 28, 2000

LAKE BUENA VISTA --Bartram Trail wasted no time igniting the spark in its offense Friday.

On its second play from scrimmage, wide receiver Danny Foster took the handoff from quarterback Jeff Malandrucco in what looked to be a reverse, but Foster pulled up and hit Kyle Passkiewicz for a 65-yard bomb to set up the first of Matt Miller's two touchdowns.

Miller's 2-yard run and PAT kick started the Bears off in what turned out to be a runaway 38-12 victory over Andrews (N.C.) High School in the Kaylee Scholarship Association Game of the Week at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex near Orlando.

The Bears never trailed in the contest, in which they amassed 336 yards passing on the arms of Malandrucco (6 of 7 for 192 yards) and Todd Gillean (3 of 5, 144 yards).

Malendrucco hit Marcus Mobley with a 28-yard scoring pass later in the first period, and Miller's PAT made it 14-6 going into the second quarter.

It was all Bartram Trail during the second period. Matt Venier picked off an Andrews pass and returned it 58 yards to fatten the Bears' lead. Later, Malandrucco padded it further with a 35-yard TD toss to Miller.

Andrews got another score in the third period to narrow the margin, but Bartram Trail answered when Gillean tossed a 3-yard pass to David Walker. The Bears successfully went for the two-point conversion, making it 38-12.

The win evens the Bears' inaugural season record at 4-4. Their next game is a district contest at home next Friday against Pedro Menendez.

Miller, who also kicked a 21-yard field goal, was honored as the game's offensive Most Valuable Player. Defensive honors went to Venier.

Now in its fourth year, the KSA Series at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex includes nine weeks of high school football action. In all, teams from nine states will compete in 22 varsity games between August and November at the 200-acre sports campus at Walt Disney World Resort.